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mjlee on March 17, 2018 | parent | context | favorite | on: Mathematics for Computer Science: Readings

Because 6.042J is "an introduction to discrete mathematics, probability, and mathematical thinking for computer scientists".

For linear algebra, see https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mathematics/18-06-linear-algebra...

I'll admit I don't know how the MIT CS curriculum is structured, but I suppose it is in there, just not in this particular course.

jmgrosen on March 17, 2018 [–]

This is actually the only math class that's required by the 6-3 degree program, MIT's CS degree. Many people do take linear algebra, though.

Source: https://www.eecs.mit.edu/curriculum2016 and I'm a 6-3

Vervious on March 17, 2018 | [–]

A year or two ago the curricula still mandated one of 18.03 (diff equations) or 18.06 (linalg).

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